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[![Supply Chain as a Growth Engine](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Event%20Afbeelding2-png.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/supply-chain-as-a-growth-engine)

## [Supply Chain as a Growth Engine](https://articles.involvation.com/supply-chain-as-a-growth-engine)

 How Can Supply Chain Drive Rapid Revenue Growth? At the invitation of Involvation, growth champions Rituals and Assa Abloy shared their perspectives on this question during the Involvation event “Supply Chain as a Growth Engine.” Rituals has laid the foundation for its future with a new data platform, while Assa Abloy has shifted its focus from...

 Jeroen Scheepers

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[![Powering the Transition: Why Stedin Chose S&OP](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Banner%20Blog_Stedin.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/why-stedin-chose-sop)

## [Powering the Transition: Why Stedin Chose S&OP](https://articles.involvation.com/why-stedin-chose-sop)

 For residents of the Randstad region, Stedin is a familiar name. As the regional grid operator for Utrecht, most of South Holland, and—more recently—Zeeland, Stedin plays a key role in enabling the Dutch energy transition. The challenge? The grid must be expanded at record speed, but there aren’t always enough people or resources to meet that...

 Dennis Pronk

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[![Case Study: Sustaining S&OP Maturity at Heineken](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Heineken%20-%20banner%20-%20case%20study.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/case-study-sustaining-sop-maturity-at-heineken)

## [Case Study: Sustaining S&OP Maturity at Heineken](https://articles.involvation.com/case-study-sustaining-sop-maturity-at-heineken)

 More than 15 years ago, Heineken initiated its impressive program to implement S&OP globally and move through increasing stages of maturity. Starting with a basic process, the company subsequently added more advanced elements, including a regional S&OP hub in Europe and a recent program called “Connected Forecasting” to start driving the financial...

 Hans van der Drift

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[![Case Study: The Succes Formula Behind Rituals](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Rituals%20succesformule.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/case-study-success-formula-rituals)

## [Case Study: The Succes Formula Behind Rituals](https://articles.involvation.com/case-study-success-formula-rituals)

 Rituals has seen impressive growth over the past years — and they’re not planning to slow down anytime soon. A key pillar in the company’s strategy is the continued expansion of the Rituals brand, both nationally and internationally. The goal: 20% growth this year. A goal that now seems within reach. While this target is within reach, sustained...

 Allard Bontes

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[![Multi-layer planning in fashion](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Stiched%20products%201.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/multi-layer-planning-in-fashion)

## [Multi-layer planning in fashion](https://articles.involvation.com/multi-layer-planning-in-fashion)

 Fashion company Stichd has an extremely complex planning process. To help the company get a grip on its multi-dimensional supply chain, Involvation set up an advanced planning system consisting of no fewer than eight planning layers.

 Hans van der Drift

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[![Improved end-to-end planning for better results in Cosun Beet Company](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/2007124110-Header-suikerbietenpapier-2048x956_99b1d51270795d04480639b0f7915b5f.jpeg)](https://articles.involvation.com/improved-end-to-end-planning)

## [Improved end-to-end planning for better results in Cosun Beet Company](https://articles.involvation.com/improved-end-to-end-planning)

 Our client, Cosun Beet Company (formerly known as Suiker Unie), is one of the most efficient sugar beet processing companies in Europe. They develop, produce and sell sugar and sugar specialities for the bulk industry and Consumer Products industry. All components of the sugar beet are used, nothing is wasted.

 Bart Wieleman

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[![Why does sales & operational planning (S&OP) make sense for a logistics service provider?](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/Directie-Zijderlaan-(3e-generatie).jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/sales-operational-planning-sop-logistics-service-provider)

## [Why does sales & operational planning (S&OP) make sense for a logistics service provider?](https://articles.involvation.com/sales-operational-planning-sop-logistics-service-provider)

 “S&OP helps us to seize growth opportunities” – Sabine Zijderlaan Typical S&OP topics: Scaling capacity up and down proactively Responding to expectations faster Providing transparency into workload & priorities Agreeing on when to stimulate or hold back customer demand Aligning execution with strategy

 Sjoerd Bosma

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